diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
index 7c0bd8b6410..272b875cd7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/alacritty/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-t6ckX0PYI8UHfXhGRpcX8ly3DzE9A6i9P6f3Ny3DBzw=";
 
+  auditable = true; # TODO: remove when this is the default
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     installShellFiles